    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book III)]
    [December 7, 2004]
    [Page 3057]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Senate Transmitting the 1995 Revision of the Radio
    Regulations, With Appendices
    December 7, 2004

    To the Senate of the United States:
        With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to
    ratification, I transmit herewith the 1995 Revision of the Radio
    Regulations, with appendices, signed by the United States at Geneva on
    November 17, 1995 (the ``1995 Revision''), together with declarations
    and reservations of the United States as contained in the Final Acts of
    the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-95). I transmit also, for
    the information of the Senate, the report of the Department of State
    concerning these revisions.
        The 1995 Revision, which was adopted at WRC-95, constitutes a
    revision of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio
    Regulations, to which the United States is a party. It provides for the
    simplification of the Radio Regulations, the introduction of new global
    mobile-satellite services, and new regulatory provisions both for non-
    geostationary satellites operating in the same frequency bands as
    geostationary satellites and for other new space services that share
    spectrum with the space research and terrestrial services.
        Subject to the U.S. declarations and reservations mentioned above, I
    believe the United States should become a party to the 1995 Revision,
    which will facilitate the development of mobile-satellite and non-
    geostationary satellite orbit communication services by U.S. Government
    and industry. It is my hope that the Senate will take early action on
    this matter and give its advice and consent to ratification.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     December 7, 2004.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    December 8.